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Africa's steady and robust economic growth over the past decades has thrust the continent onto the world stage as a serious player. Local economies staggered in every part of the world during the global recession of 2008 and 2009, but Sub-Saharan Africa was one of the least affected regions due to its relatively weak ties in the crisis epicenters in Europe at the U.S.- and its growth rate has returned to previous heights.